"Maybe next time, it'll be easier. But for now, your family needs you."

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Molly giggled, holding the book to her chest as she sighed.

Sure the story was almost 2 millennia old, and all the characters were long dead... Well, except Pluto and Saturn. They kept being reborn.

The life story of Beryl Naru was her second favorite thing in the world. She had piles and piles of books about the myths, tall tales, and documentaries about her idol's life. It was sad, and romantic, and there was always new things being discovered, like the story she found about how she fought Sailor Mars (on Mars no less!) and brought her in to the medical center there with broken ribs. And even helped the doctors nurse Mars back to consciousness before leaving again...

It didn't help that her parents and friends said that she looked just like her. Her hair was red, but any real similarity stopped there. Also she was most definitely not a member of the Dark Kingdom, for reasons she didn't like to go into.

Of course, her first favorite thing in the world was her best friend Bunny. Both were born in the same year (3999), but Bunny was most definitely a member of one of the noble houses. In fact she even had the most marvelous golden crescent moon on her forehead. Her voice was cute, her pink hair was cute, the way she walked was cute. Everything about her was cute!

Molly did know the signs though. She knew she was pretty much in love with her friend. But that was okay, because like Naru, she would do everything in her power not to hold Bunny back from her wonderful future. Why, with luck, Bunny could even be in line for Queen!

That's why when they were alone, she never tried to kiss her.
That's why when they would go mall shopping, she'd do her best to watch the guys as if she cared.
That's why she always made sure to use enough concealer to hide the black moon on her forehead.

Early on, back in the early 30th century, the Black Moon family was invited back to Earth. Some took the offer, some stayed on Nemesis.

Then, after Usagi the Second died, Usagi the Third started blaming the problems in society on the Black Moon family again. Some were killed, most went into hiding.

But Molly always hoped that Naru would come back one day, and fight all the bad people, and prove that bad families can be good too.

And maybe she could tell Bunny the truth before anything really bad happened. So she just smiled at her reflection, and hoped that today would be the day that something good happened to her.